Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-07

sentatfves OF the slave power, who With
clinchcd fists crowded around him. Logan,
stiu Democrat and one OF the youngest men
in the House, sprang to Loveioy side, and as
soon as he could be heard, exclaimed: This
man is a representative OF the State in which
was born, and also have the honor &c represent
and will meet the towards outside the House
and hold them responsible for further indigni-
ties TO Mr.. Lovejoy."
After the splendid triumphs ands 81 $ OF the
patriotic soldiers Of the Union, eliminating IN
the conquest OF all the Rebel armies, the war
might still have been a failure. Rivers OF pa
triotic blood have been she'd without avail Ms
tory Is q vast chronological record OF wars, with
all their attendant horrors, in which the re-
suits OF victory we're FILTERED away, as was tho
case with the achievements OF the armies OF
Oliver Cromwell aud OF the patriots OF the
French Revolution. II is the glory OF America
that the results OF patriotic sacrifice have been
secured. Ia our history statesmanship has sue
ceeded war Because there were statesmen in
the land as well as soldiers, the results OF the
war Of the Revolution, OF the war OF 1919, the
war with Mexico and the war OF the
rebellion were secured. TO the statesmen who
took up the work OF reconstruction, and safely
garnered and secured 70 hheir country the re-
suits OF the great war OF the rebellion, some OF
whom are within the sound Of my voice, the
country owes a debt OF gratitude, perhaps
equal 20 that II owes 70 our great soldiers. As
and OF Madison are enshrined In the hearts 81
the American people, with those who were
distinguished IN the war OF the revolution, so
will the names OF these statesmen OF our
times be enshrined In the hearts Of q grateful
posterity. Ia this galaxy the name OF John A.
Logan viii stand out in glory, only less re-
splendent than IL will shine among our mill
tary heroes.
1t would consume more time than can be al
lotted 70 these exercises, 10 merely turn the
pages OF tho Congressional Globe and Record
upon which are printed the bills. speeches, res
olutons and state papers Of which Senator Lo-
gan was the author, and he made more speeches
before the people than in Congress, all OF which
had their effect upon legislation. II will be in
teresting for the student 10 follow him In his
career through Congress reconstruction; up
holding tho public credit; retrenchment OF
government expenses; reorganization OF the
army; internal improvement; Indian Affairs;
disposition OF the public lands; education OF
the masses, and the thousand questions with
which his name and fame will forever be con-
nected. We must be content with considering
the great work which he accomplished for his
comrades in arms.
Tho great war is over victory '.a-5 oVine
last; the rebellion is overwhelmed; the coun-
Try Is saved; peans ar swelling; cheers arc
ringing; hallelulahs ne rcSounding; there Is
rapture st every patriotic Preside. The great
armies pass in fno! rOvLew ana are disbanded.
No more corps ard divisions, sricades and regi-
nents, companies and squads. Only worn and
weary individual men, returning 20 their
homes Though thctr names might be appro-
priately inscrI Jed upon the stars OF Heaven, in
the crowdinp jostlng, hurry bury OF life each
must take is place, bis only hope for tho
future in TIE success OF his own manly en-
deavor.
Among nose who thus dropped out from tho
army I'M the greet seething mass OF human
ity, we John A. Logan. He manfully entered
upon Z I'D pursued the business he had learnedin
his or .ier days, until called upon again 10 serve
his psople. He had been volunteer, He Was
the greatest OF volunteers. Through his soul
hal stirred every emotion that had animated
his comrades. With them he had passed
| u cough every trial, shared every danger, en-
| du ed every hardship. With them he had re-
| turnel 10 citizenship ~ y country they Lad
saved. They were 10 him as the apple of his
eye. They we're not only his comrades; they
were his brothers, as dear 70 him as his kin
dred. Every beating pulsation OF his heart
! every emotion Of hts great nature, went
| out in sympathy 10 them. He never for
sock them, he never ceased 70 plan
| and labor and execute for them. During
his whole remaining career he carried their
trials, their burdens and their sorrows upon
| his own shoulders, as II they had been HIS own.
| In every legislative hall, upon tho forum, in
! every public assembage, his eloquent tongue
| plead for them. He gave them comfort and
| consolation and hope. He bound up their
wounds and smoothed their tear-stained pill
| lows, and when the last tattoo was sounded
| and they laid themselves down to their Anal
! rest he was the means OF providing for their
fatherless children. Though himself suffering
| from disease contracted in service with them,
| 10 which he finally succumbed he would accept
| nothing from his country, except the salary he
| earned. Yet he did more than any other to-
| wards placing four hundred thousand Of his
| broken and suffering comrades and their help
less families upon the pension rolls OF their
| country.
From time immemorial men have We'd with
| each other In commemorating the achieve
| ments OF the brave. Statues and towers and
| arches and great ediaces, wonders OF art, have
! been erected 20 their memory. The sublime
epic Of Homer, accounting their deeds OF valor,
| is older than any monument OF granite, OF brass
| or OF marble, and will DO road when those that
| are now being builded shall have crumbled 20
| dust The eloquence OF perices and Lincoln
IN honor Of brave men will go forever ringing
| down the ages but no other man ever light
ened the burdens, supported the tottering
limbs and assuaged the griefs OF 80 many worn
and weary and wounded patriot heroes, as did
49,